Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many in the US were keenly awaiting the outcome : Mr Baker had made several statements expressing Washington 's desire for Israel to reach an agreement with the Palestinians on elections . |
| 2 | Guinness conceded for the purposes of the application that Mr Ward had performed valuable services . |
| 3 | This policy has brought it £24m of borrowings , most at variable rates , and Mr Linacre said replacing these borrowings with convertible preference shares , yielding 7 per cent , would save the group about £1.8m a year . |
| 4 | Mr Hnatiuk had taken one look at the approaching Mrs Frizzell and had dived for cover into a knot of other businessmen . |
| 5 | But Mr Kalms refuses to give any information about current trading or likely profits . |
| 6 | Mr Boren hopes to substitute deep spending cuts for the BTU tax . |
| 7 | The general thinking was that Mr Flood had seen some kind of vision , but was not ready yet to reveal it to the town . |
| 8 | Later that afternoon Mr Brownlow wanted to return some books to a bookseller , and to send some money for new books that he had already collected . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , in the wake of last week 's one-point hike in interest rates , Friday 's Daily Mail commented that Mr Lawson had had little choice but to follow the West German increase . |
| 10 | No such retreat exists with the economy ( though Mr Lawson did abandon pure monetarism ) . |
| 11 | The suspicion is that Mr Yanagitani hoped to use these forgeries as collateral for loans . |
| 12 | That was even more urgent now that Mr Lang had admitted that council reform cost estimates by the consultant , Touche Ross , were wrong . |
| 13 | Mr Lang wants to bring local government closer to the people it serves . |
| 14 | Quietly , therefore , Mr Salinas has allowed foreign firms to compete for drilling-service contracts , and Pemex is now working together with American petrochemical companies in joint ventures . |
| 15 | Mr Jacobson refused to answer any questions following the hearing , except to say he has n't seen his brother-in-law . |
| 16 | With Westminster College , Mr Tan has organised basic food hygiene courses for the Chinese community . |
| 17 | ‘ Mr Harbinger 's got better things to do than help an old cripple around . |
| 18 | Mr Gorbachev has allowed joint ventures with western firms , promoted quasi-capitalist co-operatives , tried to trim the planning bureaucracy . |
| 19 | Erm I had to go to Mr Walker 's to get this thing . |
| 20 | Mr G. has sent many specimens in spirits , ’ wrote Prince to Jardine , ‘ none of which have been opened as it is his wish that they shall not be shewn to anyone until his return . ’ |
| 21 | If Mr Murdoch had copied new conglomerates , like Britain 's Hanson — which sells its successful turnarounds if a high bid comes along — he would be safe . |
| 22 | Mr Chin had foreseen this difficulty and made sure that no child had majority control of any of the family companies . |
| 23 | Had Janet noticed how quiet Mr Ashenden had seemed all day ? |
| 24 | Mr Patten has promised enough resources for the inspectorate to solve this problem but it may be years before it is strong enough to effectively enforce its new duties . |
| 25 | As well as being director of the Ideal Home Exhibition Mr Robinson has created this year 's showhouse on the theme ‘ Next Generation — Building for the Future ’ . |
| 26 | The £113 million attempt to take the company private collapsed in December , when Mr Sugar failed to gain enough votes from independent shareholders . |
| 27 | Mr Browne said recovering more oil from proven fields could be one of the most efficient ways of keeping the North Sea in business . |
| 28 | Mr Michael Beloff , QC , representing Sir Ian , stressed that there was no suggestion Mr Samuels had sought personal gain . |
| 29 | But Sir Ian later learned that Mr Samuels had put another £15,000 of chambers ' funds into the building society account in 1985 . |
| 30 | For Nahum 's sake , so that no stain will be on his character , Mr Bradford has cleared those debts , but you , Sarah , will have nothing . |